Extreme Heat Overspreads the Central and Southern U.S., Pushing East Through Midweek; Severe Weather and Excessive Rain for Portions of the Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Severe storms for parts of the northern Plains & upper Midwest tonight & Wednesday- threats include a few tornadoes, damaging winds & excessive rain. Heavy rain may impact portions of the Southeast and Southwest into tonight. A tropical disturbance brings heavy rain to Guam & the Marianas through Friday. Read More >

**2025 Mardi Gras Climatology**
30YR Normals	02/26	02/27	02/28	03/01	03/02	03/03	03/04
Normal Highs	69	69	69	69	70	70	70
Record High	85	83	84	84	83	83	83
Year	1972	2023	2023	2023	2023	1955	1955
Lowest High	47	44	44	45	42	49	42
Year	1947	2002	1984	1962	1980	2002	2014
Normal Lows	52	52	52	53	53	53	53
Record Low	29	24	32	26	25	25	30
Year	1965	1974	2002	1968	1980	1980	2002
Highest Low	71	71	71	72	72	70	68
Year	1962	2023	2017	1997	2023	1953	1976
Average Daily	60	61	61	61	61	61	62
Normal Precip	0.16	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.16	0.15
Record Precip	2.35	2.09	1.71	2.67	1.81	3.39	1.93
Year	1966	2019	1995	1994	1991	2001	2024
Snow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year
2024
High	80	80	80	62	66	79	75
Low	52	65	59	52	58	63	66
Precip	0.00"	0.00"	0.00"	1.07"	0.04"	T	1.93"

Note: Record rainfall is the maximum of New Orleans Airport, New Orleans City or New Orleans Audubon Park.

Period of Record: 1874-2024 (151 Years)
Coldest Temperature: 22F on February 14, 1899
Coldest Average Temperature: 29F on February 16, 2021
Lowest High Temperature: 33F on February 16, 2021
10 out of 151 Mardi Gras Days have had temperatures 32F or less.
Approximately 6.6 percent of all Mardi Gras Days had freezing temperatures.
Warmest Temperature: 83F on February 20, 1917, February 9, 1932, Feb 21, 2023
Warmest Average Temperature: 75.5F on February 20, 1917
Highest Minimum Temperature: 71F on February 28, 2017
8 out of 151 Mardi Gras Days had temperatures 80F or higher.
Approximately 5.3 percent of all Mardi Gras Days had 80F or warmer.
The wettest Mardi Gras was 2.12 inches on March 1, 1927.
47 out of 151 Mardi Gras Days received measurable rainfall.
Rain has occurred on 31.1 percent of all Mardi Gras Days.
Five previous Mardi Gras' fell on March, 4th
Year	High	Low	Average	Rainfall
1919	79	55	67.0	T
1924	64	55	59.5	T
1930	56	40	48.0	0.00"
2003	60	50	55.0	T
2014	42	35	38.5	0.46"
Averages	60.2	47.0	53.6	0.09"

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